July 4th: William Leonard Clark, Jr.
And his wife Mildred and their families.
Happy 4th to those celebrating #249 for the USA! 39 years ago, my Grandfather died at age 60 from lung cancer on the 4th. His story is in a post below. His brother, Harold, died in boot camp, as G-Pa turned 18 in May 1944, prior to his deployment in the final stages of WW2. Harold’s death - June 5th - the day before D-Day. G-Pa Clark trekked from New Caledonia to Japan, directly fighting in the Philippines and at Okinawa landing.
Veteran's Day: The Spirit of A Family
The everlasting devotion to one’s country is a good marker for personal integrity, loyalty and commitment to one’s duty in life: to make each day better. People wake up everyday in countries around the world, yearning to be free, and to do better. They often, are not free in any meaningful sense, but hope to be.
A short sweet podcast on the Price of Liberty from 2022:
I found Mildred’s Ancestry page and G-Pa’s too.
